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Hey all - i need help! I'm looking to buy a car for my wife and its tougher than I thought. I went and looked at a 3 year old Jetta TDI wagon and they wanted $22,900. It has 35k miles. I offered 17,500. No go. The said they could go no lower than $22k. Really?? A 900$ cut? What happened...

I have owned my home for 3 years. Bought for 190 and currently owe 170. Could sell for about 200, and after selling costs would essentially lose my down payment 5% and equity. Or, I put in another $10k in renovations and rent it out hoping to cover my ownership costs and earn free equity and...

If currently employed, should you put your current employer or say, "large investment firm" so you don't accidentally get fired?

Hi, I work for a privately held company and was just made a stakeholder. There is no match for a 401k, and I have historically contributed 15% to my 401k. Going forward, if I only have around 5k a year to invest in retirement outside of my corporate stock purchases should I do 401k or into a...

I saw Hangover 2. Horrible! Exactly the same as the first, but left out all the fun and replay value. Zach and his crazy lines were there, but I hate to say was not that odd and seemed trite. Movies I loved lately: Scott pilgrim vs. The world The thin red line

I read a lot of articles about paying a mortgage off early. What is best? 1) bi weekly payments? I'm not quite following this one. Does it work like this: my first payment is due on 1/1/10 and I take possession on 12/1/10. Would I pay the whole payment on 1/1/10, and then half on 1/15/10...

So..I have a 401k and a RothIRA, neither of which I will be able to access in 20 years when I hopefully retire at 50. What are the best ways to pay for those 10 years? A savings account? A TD Ameritrade account?

From what I have read, vanguard is known for their low cost funds. Researching on their website, it seems to be comprised of mainly index funds that are passively managed. Am I missing something? Do they simply provide the cheapest index funds, or are we saying that their funds outperform or...

Hello group! I'm 30 years old, and have been saving furiously since my early 20's. My company matches 6% and gives an additional 4% of yearly salary for profit sharing. I contribute 15% to my 401K and max out a Roth IRA. i have double my yearly gross salary in my 401K. Is that on target...